Tortoise

I have had a Tortoise for around 7 years now and he's turned out to be a great pet with much character. You can get many different tortoises from all over the world but I have a Hermans tortoise, which is from a desert habitat. I bought him when he was young and very small for over £100 as they aren't cheap. You need licensing too and mine was micro-chipped as well. We used to think he had an obsession with white socks as he always bit my foot, but it turned out it's because I only ever wore white socks. I would sit by the desk and when he's out on the floor, he would get close to me to sniff them, then when I accidentally hit him with my feet, he uses it as ...  Read the complete review

I have had two tortoises in my time, both named Sammy...! The first was a Hermann Tortoise, he was only a baby when we bought him for my little brother for his birthday one year, and he required a licence, and needed a vivarium, with a heat mat, light, and special substrates to live on. But was so easy to care for once everything was bought for him. He cost around £300 with a vivarium (with light), a heatmat costs around £5 at most, and the substrate costs about £1 per kg from good pet shops. Once you have all of this, they pretty much just need simple food and water each day. You can buy pellets for tortoises, which cost around £8 for a kg, this lasts a long ...  Read the complete review

I have had my tortoise, Fritz, for 30 years now. He is a fascinating animal and, strange as it may seem, is a great pet. As a cold blooded animal, the hotter the weather the more energetic he is. On a hot day he moves very quickly and can cover my 60 foot garden in 5 minutes. You should bear this in mind and make sure that your garden is secure. His diet consists of dandelions, lettuce, cabbage, the odd tomato and wet bread. Be careful if you give them something by hand because their mouths are beak like and they can give you quite a nip if your finger gets in the way. Fritz has the run of the garden in summer but I also have a little hutch with some straw in ...  Read the complete review

You may think this sounds familiar as I believe the person who last wrote a review on this subject is my other half! About 2 years about my boyfriend was always going on about me getting him a tortoise which I never wanted to, so when he had enough money he got one which was last year. He decided to name him Jim...I don't know why! He was a little un pre-paired at first and made a box which wasn't exactly big but it was only going to be temporary. He bought sawdust with he bedded the box with which didn't last long as he found out this irritates the tortoises. He then put top soil down and made a nice place full of rocks and objects such as plants and plant pots (not ...  Read the complete review

My Tortoise : Ive currently had 2 tortoises in the past 2 years, my first one got attacked by a dog and didnt survive, my other tortoise beanz is a male and is about 2-3 years old. They are very easy creatures to look after if you do it properly but alot of people under estimate the amount of work you have to put in to look after in both living and healthy side. Beanz cost £100 + £20 delivery by special animal courier. Diet : Their diet is very specific, only soft fruits can be eaten, most weeds are acceptable but alot can be poisonous and without researching first can be deadly for example iceberg lettuce which alot of people i have ...  Read the complete review